AFCA has reminded forestry workers to not miss out on the chance to have a say on changes to national skills standards for forestry jobs as these views are critical to ensuring skills standards meet industry needs. Source: Timberbiz
Skills standards are developed with industry help and once they are agreed, they provide the basis for on-the-job training, assessment and re-assessment.
Changes are proposed to skills standards for forestry truck drivers to reflect the skills requirements in the Draft Log Haulage Code of Practice.
If you are a wood chipping operator, you are invited to comment on changes which separate the standards for using an integrated or split flail and woodchipper with crane and a split flail and woodchipper fed by an excavator with log grapple.
New skill standards have been put forward for harvesting machine operators who are involved in winch assisted harvesting and in forestry site preparation on steep slopes.
New skill standards are also proposed for jobs that require the reading and interpreting of digital maps and forest operations plans. Further, new standards are proposed for using mobile or handheld devices to manage forestry field data.
If you work as chainsaw operator, changes being made to skills standards that relate primarily to the arboriculture sector but are worth a look. There are also minor changes being made to the standards for cable logging operators.
Comment is also invited on wording improvements to skill standards for environmental care in forestry operations.
To view these changes and provide comment visit the project website here or contact the project manager Georgiana Daian on (03) 9321 3500 or [email protected]. The consultation period closes on 28 Feb 2020
